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former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès has publicly confirmed that a Ledger Flex purchased at Metapod in Singapore Changi Airport had a spy module implanted inside it. The device was bought by user Ben Yorke this summer and had never been used before being sent in for teardown due to suspicious scratches on its casing. Photos and videos of the teardown released by Karpelès show an additional circuit board and wiring hidden at the bottom of the device. It is a relatively new version of the implant, capable of eavesdropping on screen communications and other methods to steal users' seed phrases during setup. Previously, Ledger devices purchased through the Malaysian distributor CryptoBilis were also found to have been implanted, leading to the theft of over $86 million in assets. Devices purchased from official European distributors and in the Philippines have also been gradually discovered to show similar signs of implantation. The implants have progressively evolved from early hand-soldered modifications to more covert mass-produced circuit boards.
Odaily News — As Europe's top football leagues continue to heat up in the new season, trading activity on Gate Prediction Market for marquee fixtures keeps climbing. At 03:00 AM on October 14 (UTC+8), two high-profile UEFA Champions League league phase Matchday 2 fixtures will kick off simultaneously, with Arsenal vs. Lille and Atlético Madrid vs. Manchester United set to deliver blockbuster showdowns. Currently, Arsenal's win probability stands at 81%, Lille's at 6%, and a draw at 14%; Atlético Madrid's win probability stands at 49%, Manchester United's at 26%, and a draw at 25%. Prediction trading for major UEFA Champions League matchups is currently in full swing, and platform users are encouraged to head to the Gate App to participate in match predictions.Gate Prediction Market Points Campaign Season 8 has wrapped up successfully, with a points prize pool of 19,863.30 USDT, and the No. 1 on the leaderboard expected to receive 7,448.74 USDT. Meanwhile, Season 9 is now live. Users can participate in Gate Prediction Market trading to earn 100% winning scratch cards and points rewards, compete on the leaderboard to share the points prize pool, and have the chance to win a Super Lucky Grand Prize, 88,888 PTS, a cumulative grand prize pool, an iPhone Duo, and many more rewards.
According to an official Coinbase blog post, the Singapore Police Force Anti-Scam Center (ASC) released a first-half 2026 fraud and cybercrime briefing showing that cryptocurrency fraud losses in Singapore fell 43% year-over-year, dropping from S$114.9 million to S$65.5 million. The ASC credited this progress partly to enforcement actions by industry partners, which included blocking 47,500 mobile phone lines, 37,500 WhatsApp accounts, and 52,200 malicious websites, alongside investigations into more than 2,900 money mules and scammers, resulting in charges against approximately 470 individuals. Through four joint operations with the ASC, Coinbase’s Global Intelligence Team identified over 720 potential victims and assisted in intercepting more than S$18.9 million in potential losses.
According to reports, Bybit has announced the launch of a 20-day "Full Stocks Ahead" campaign with a total prize pool of 150,000 USDC to reward users trading US stocks and ETFs on Bybit. The event runs from today until October 31, covering its newly launched Bybit Stocks service, allowing eligible users to trade over 1,000 US stocks and ETFs via their Bybit accounts.
Odaily News: Bybit today added three stock perpetual contracts—Zcash ETF (ZCSHUSDT), Synopsys (SNPSUSDT), and GRAIL (GRALUSDT)—with leverage of up to 25x. A limited-time trading fee promotion is available during the launch period: 0% maker fee and 50% off taker fee.
According to an official announcement, Binance Futures will update the leverage and margin tiers for USDT-M perpetual contracts such as BLURUSDT, VELODROMEUSDT, MOVRUSDT, COOKIEUSDT, CVCUSDT, BICOUSDT, ARKUSDT, RAREUSDT, STXUSDT, JASMYUSDT, WIFUSDT, LSKUSDT, PTBUSDT, and LYNUSDT on October 16, 2026, at 14:30 (UTC+8). The update will be completed within one hour.
Odaily News: According to an official announcement, Binance Futures will update the leverage and margin tiers for USDT-margined perpetual contracts including BLURUSDT, VELODROMEUSDT, MOVRUSDT, COOKIEUSDT, CVCUSDT, BICOUSDT, ARKUSDT, RAREUSDT, STXUSDT, JASMYUSDT, WIFUSDT, LSKUSDT, PTBUSDT, and LYNUSDT on October 16, 2026, at 14:30 (UTC+8). The update will be completed within one hour.
Strategy CEO Phong Le has just announced that he has voted in favor of a proposal to provide daily dividends for all of its U.S. preferred stock. (Bitcoin Treasuries)
According to the official announcement, HTX has listed SNPS/USDT and ZCSH/USDT perpetual contracts on October 13, supporting 1x to 20x leverage for long and short positions.
According to updated information on the official website of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, the Hong Kong virtual asset trading platform license application submitted by Matrixport HK has been withdrawn. Relevant records indicate that Matrixport HK was removed from the list of virtual asset trading platform applicants on October 12, 2026, having initially submitted its license application on February 26, 2024. The stated reason for removal is "withdrawn." The operating company name used by the virtual asset trading platform Matrixport HK is "Flying Hippo Technologies Limited," and the Chinese name is not applicable.
Neura announced on X that it will sunset the v1 testnet and Neuraverse as it enters the next phase. The team has completed a full snapshot of points balances, leaderboards, task completion status, and activity history to ensure no data is lost.
Odaily reports: predict.fun posted on X that the Predict Prophet Challenge S2 is officially launching. The registration deadline is 24:00 (UTC+8) on October 18, and the official competition will take place from October 19 to 25, with a maximum of 100 participants.In this competition, the platform provides each contestant with $100 in initial capital. Participants can engage in any type of prediction market trading, with support for manual operations, API trading, and AI-assisted decision-making. The competition ranks participants based on account PNL return rate. The daily champion can earn 200 USDT, and the final overall champion, runner-up, and third place can receive 5,000, 2,000, and 1,000 USDT in rewards, respectively. If a participant's account balance falls below $10, they can apply for self-funded revival, up to a maximum of 3 times. Revival is not supported on the final day.
Odaily News: On October 8, Metis announced the launch of the Metis Rise monthly developer incentive program, rewarding teams that deploy new AI Agents on the Metis Andromeda mainnet, acquire real users, and generate real on-chain economic activity.Metis stated that while many teams can currently build Agents capable of answering questions, Agents that can get paid, prove their identity, and earn sustained transaction trust remain scarce. Metis Rise aims to support developers in exploring this direction, help developers innovate, and drive the growth of AI Agent applications within the Metis ecosystem.Metis also stated that it is building an execution and data layer for AI Agents, and that Andromeda's decentralized sequencer (DSeq) can eliminate the single point of failure that trustless transactions between Agents depend on.The program focuses on the "economic usability" of AI Agents, covering four categories of needs: payments (x402), identity (ERC-8004), stablecoin escrow (Escrow), and independently verifiable on-chain signature receipts.In terms of participation thresholds, developers need to meet the following conditions each month:- At least 15 valid monthly active users;- Each counted user must complete at least 3 qualifying transactions on Metis Andromeda, or settle an amount of no less than $2 (m.USDC, m.USDT, or METIS);- Primary user transactions, settlement volume, and Gas consumption must occur on the Metis Andromeda mainnet.The program is open to all developers, but is limited to projects newly deployed on the Andromeda mainnet. It supports any AI Agent framework and hosting method, including ClawUp, GOAT AgentKit, or self-built backends, and supports a dual-chain architecture based on GOAT Network. Metis Rise is hosted by Metis, with ClawUp, GOAT Network, and LazAI as ecosystem partners.
According to official announcements, Binance will list the RWUSD/USDT spot and leverage trading pair on October 13, 2026, at 16:00 (UTC+8), with a listing fee of 0 BNB. During the promotional period, this trading pair will enjoy zero fees for both spot and leverage limit and market orders. Meanwhile, RWUSD is available as cross-margin collateral, and the instant swap platform also supports fee-free conversions.
据官方消息，跨链互操作性协议 Rome Protocol 宣布推出其原生代币 ROME。该协议旨在连接以太坊虚拟机（EVM）与 Solana，使 Solidity 智能合约能够与 Solana 原生程序及资产实现单笔交易内的原子化结算，其协议底层程序已在 Solana 主网运行并通过 Halborn 审计。
Odaily News: Kamino's new CEO Michael Weisz recently appeared on the Empire podcast hosted by Blockworks co-founder Jason Yanowitz, sharing Kamino's next steps. He hopes Kamino will become the primary lending and liquidity infrastructure for on-chain assets, connecting asset managers with distribution platforms such as brokerages and exchanges through APIs, so that users can directly access Kamino on platforms they are already familiar with.Regarding the token, Michael stated that he will communicate with KMNO holders in a manner similar to that of a public company. He said: "Since there are investors willing to bet on this vision and buy the token, we should respect that and continuously keep them updated on our progress." He mentioned that holders will regularly receive updates on team hiring, business partnerships, product upgrades, new asset listings, and partners, including the challenges encountered along the way. Nearly all of his own long-term earnings also come from KMNO.
according to an official announcement, Bitget has listed ZCSH (Grayscale Zcash Trust) and SNPS (Synopsys) stock perpetual contracts. These contracts are settled in USDT, support up to 20x leverage, and offer 24/7 trading. As of now, Bitget supports a total of 348 stock contract underlying assets.
According to South Korean media outlet EToday, the Korea Exchange’s (KRX) after-hours trading market, which supports overnight trading for all listed stocks, has completed its first month of operation, with analysis revealing that an imbalanced market participation structure has emerged as the primary issue. KRX data shows that during the first week following the launch of the after-hours session (September 14 to 18), retail investors accounted for 90.4% of trading volume, while foreign and institutional investors represented only 6.7% and 2.6%, respectively. An investor structure overly skewed toward retail traders may lead to inadequate market liquidity and amplify price volatility for individual stocks. To prevent the market from becoming a purely formal extended trading session, further improvements to the price formation mechanism, stronger overnight trading regulation, and the promotion of reforms in information disclosure, shareholder returns, and the tax system remain necessary.
According to official announcements, Bitget has upgraded its CFD products, further optimizing the tiered leverage and margin mechanism for gold (XAUUSD). When the exposure to XAUUSD and its related contracts (XAUUSD.p, XAUUSD.s, XAUUSD.pro) falls below $100,000, the maximum leverage has been upgraded from the previous 800x to 2,000x, with the corresponding margin requirement reduced to 0.05%. For positions exceeding this threshold, the platform will continue to adopt a tiered margin calculation mechanism, where the margin ratio will dynamically adjust as the notional value of the position increases. This upgrade further enhances capital efficiency and strategic flexibility in CFD trading through a more flexible leverage and margin tiering mechanism, providing professional traders with more options for strategy allocation across different market environments.
According to an official announcement, Odaily reports that Gate will launch contract trading, trading bots, and copy trading for MP (MP Materials), ZCSH (Grayscale Zcash Trust), SNPS (Synopsys), LEN (Lennar Corporation), SBUX (Starbucks), VKTX (Viking Therapeutics), UMC (United Microelectronics Corporation), USDEX (StablecoinX), LULU (Lululemon), and AKAM (Akamai Technologies) on October 13, 2026, at 12:00 (UTC+8). The contracts support 1x to 20x long and short positions, with leverage selectable at the time of order placement. As of now, Gate supports contract trading for 475 stocks, providing users with more trading strategies and operational options.In addition, Gate's Contract Meme Zone has listed BATON contract trading, trading bots, and copy trading, with contracts supporting 1x to 10x leverage.